Still running (rather slowly)

Since my last post, several significant events have occurred.
1. On Saturday August 22, we returned home from Chicago with our granddaughter Annabelle who planned to stay through the 27th. Her dad Jim was to come to Centerville on Monday and would be here to celebrate my birthday on Wednesday. I quickly learned that at age (almost) 70, there must have been a lot of clues I missed. When we walked through the gate to our backyard with Annabelle, we were greeted by 50 or so friends shouting surprise. My friend Laura had planned and coordinated the whole party with some help from a lot of other friends, particularly Charlie and Jerry. Even 7 yr. old Annabelle knew about the party and kept it a secret. She and her grandfather had secret signs for communicating on the way home. My sister had flown in from PA, my cousins and friends from Piqua were there and my cousin Marilyn whom I had not seen for eleven years was there. Just writing about this homecoming brings tears to my eyes. I am so thankful for all of these friends and relatives.
2. I continue to have little problems, but when the eye doctor sent me to a specialist who thought I needed to have a surgical biopsy of fluid in my eye to look for infection or the possibility of cancer cells-- that was scary. At my next appointment, the doctor noted good improvement as a result of the eyedrops prescribed and decided there was not a reason to do the surgery. Wow! That was a tense week and a half.
3. On Saturday, Sept. 19, I actually "ran" a 5K organized by Beef O'Brady's and an Optimist friend Dave. Even though I seldom miss a day of "going out to run," most people call it a walk. Getting ready for the 5K, I started to "push" a bit and felt I was getting closer to a real run. After the race, Roy and I decided we would sign up and go to Minster, OH, and do the 10K on Oct. 4th!

Thank you one and all for continued prayers and good thoughts.
Margaret